As gladmo sez.... We live in three dimensions. In the natural world we hear sounds in three dimensions. Ergo -- 3D soundstaging means more realism. Higher fidelity.
Top two most important sound qualities
In case you didn't know, it's 2023 and this website still hasn't implemented a polling feature, so I can't define a selection of sound qualities to choose from and see results in a grouped, organized fashion. Boo hoo!
If you had to pick two of the typically referenced sound qualities that are most important to you to optimizing the enjoyment of your system, what are they? You know what I mean, right? Could be a certain frequency range and some particular quality that you for in it, or any quality that applies across all frequencies, etc.
(Note: "Sound qualities" mentioned here do not include anything that refers to physical attributes of your system or listening room, such as acoustical treatments, types of components, types of source material, physical tweaks, etc. It's only a reference to subjectively appreciated qualities.)
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@vinocour 100% on your 3 part answer. Better than my comment which begins with rhythm as well. My wife will not watch opera except live performances (we have season tickets-she loves live opera) and certainly will not share my huge recorded collection (70,000-100,000 opera/classical vocal recordings). She has an affinity for 60-80s pop and rock in recorded form as after having attended 50+ concerts, she prefers a studio version absent distractions listening to her music. We share recorded classical instrumental music together. She’s not into jazz so much unless it’s live as well. |
Dear @fleschler : Rhythm and anynother characteristic is a consequence of the quality level of those transient response/time decay ( that's part of that TR ) / dynamic power. Rhythm is a controversial characteristic , obviously is critic in MUSIC as hrmony and other important characteristics and per sé depends of the overall score individual players. It's not easy to explain it but we know that " rhythm " when we are listening:
" The quality of rhythm is the quality of life; however vitally composers conceive their music, they must depend upon performers to recreate it rhythmically. "
"" After all, metres like the spondee, ♩♩, and the dispondee, ♩♩♩♩, need an accent on the first beat to keep their identity. Notwithstanding the opposite tendencies of metrical organization and stress accent, however, some metre is obviously subject to stress, so that metre and time measure become very closely linked, as in the scherzo of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, where a measure has a strong first beat and at the same time follows a metre. "" Where MUSIC start other that the composition it self, well start at that or those first beat or beats by the different players in a group or orchestra the rhythm is " formed " by those transients/decay time and each dynamic power. In MUSIC all is important and not easy to define with presicion which is the more important characteristic and that's why could be so controversial. Transients and dynamic power always exist but not always with that " rhythm " that each one of us are accustom to and I can tell you that my perceived rhythm in a specific score could be different for you or even me or you can say: no rhythm here.A good rhythm is when our body is just " dancing " it's when we really are enjoying MUSIC and not only lisnet it but as I said is a " consequence ". Is so delicated that issue that in a home system a not so good room treatment could make a poor rhythm when the same score in other same system well room treatment the rhythm could shines.
R.
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